5Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.


In Context

2 Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king's presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

4 Since a king's word is supreme, who can say to him, "What are you doing?"

5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.

6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a man's misery weighs heavily upon him.

7 Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?

Ecclesiastes 8:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.